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Boot Priority Sequence, 3rd:HDD tells the computer to bypass the CD, and search for

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84 Chapter 5 Software The following table describes the information in this menu. Parameter Boot Priority: 1 Boot Priority: 2 Boot Priority: 3 Quick Boot USB FDD Description Options Specifies the device with the highest priority during boot-up None, CD or ---- Specifices the device with the second priority during boot-up FDD or HDD Specifies the device with the third priority during boot-up. HDD or FDD Enables or disables quick boot mode. Quick Boot mode bypasses timeconsuming routines during POST to speed up the boot-up process. A logo startup screen is shown. Enabled or Disabled Specifies the boot-up mode for the USB floppy drive. Auto, Enabled or Disabled Boot Priority Sequence The Boot Priority section lists boot priorities (1, 2 and 3) for bootable drives in your computer. For example, the default value (1st:None, 2nd:FDD, and 3rd:HDD) tells the computer to bypass the CD, and search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive. If it finds one present, it boots up from that floppy disk. If not, the computer continues by booting up from the hard disk.

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Chapter 5
Software
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The following table describes the information in this menu.
Boot Priority Sequence
The Boot Priority section lists boot priorities (1, 2 and 3) for
bootable drives in your computer.
For example, the default value (1st:None, 2nd:FDD, and
3rd:HDD) tells the computer to bypass the CD, and search for a
bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive.
If it finds one present, it
boots up from that floppy disk.
If not, the computer continues
by booting up from the hard disk.
Parameter
Description
Options
Boot Priority: 1
Specifies the device with the highest
priority during boot-up
None
, CD or
----
Boot Priority: 2
Specifices the device with the second
priority during boot-up
FDD
or HDD
Boot Priority: 3
Specifies the device with the third
priority during boot-up.
HDD
or FDD
Quick Boot
Enables or disables quick boot mode.
Quick Boot mode bypasses time-
consuming routines during POST to
speed up the boot-up process.
A logo
startup screen is shown.
Enabled
or
Disabled
USB FDD
Specifies the boot-up mode for the
USB floppy drive.
Auto
,
Enabled or
Disabled